ITV News has learned that over two-thirds of Brits will avoid swimming or entering our rivers and the sea because of pollution fears.
Last year, water companies in England dumped sewage in our waterways for a total of 3.6 million hours.
That figure was up 54% from the number of sewage spills in 2022.
Contained within the spills is human waste, wet wipes, and sanitary products.
Nick Butler is an English journalist who has been investigating doping allegations in Chinese swimming for years. In early 2021, 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned substance at a domestic competition in China. While authorities claimed contamination caused the results, international bodies accepted this without thorough review, leading to accusations of a mishandled investigation and calls for further transparency.
Winding through Paris, the Seine river is set to be the centerpiece of the 2024 Summer Games — but bacteria levels and garbage could stand in the way of safety for the athletes. NBC’s Keir Simmons reports for TODAY.
Forget the debate over whether Brisbane’s Olympic stadiums plan is good for the river city; international experts say the 2032 Games are shaping up to be a test case for the future of the Olympic movement. Peter McCutcheon reports.
The organization that’s supposed to keep performance-enhancing drugs out of the Olympics denied Monday that it is soft on China’s athletes. But U.S. anti-doping officials don’t buy that, especially after an investigation revealed that Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned drug were allowed to compete in the Tokyo games in 2021. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams has more.
The World Anti-Doping Agency has threatened legal action against anyone accusing it of a cover-up over its handling of Chinese swimmers testing positive for a banned drug before the Tokyo Olympics, as global sports groups demanded an investigation.
Doping bombshell rocks Olympic Games | Wide World of Sports
Regan Smith is one of the fastest women in the world. We made this film with her in advance of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where she went on to become a three-time Olympic medalist.
All together, Regan has won five world championships, has medaled 13 times at global senior competitions and with the 2024 Paris Olympics right around the corner, she’s got a chance to vault herself into the land of legends.
We’ve always known how special she is — can’t wait to see what she accomplishes next
It has been revealed that the World Anti-Doping Agency decided not to ban 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for the same banned performance-enhancing substance before the Tokyo Olympics.
